PHP Forum

**shanterenee** · 06-29-2010, 10:41 AM

Hello,

So, I'm a beginner programmer. I'm more into graphic design than coding. At first, I used dream weaver, but now i've decided to use PHP include to design my websites. But my website only brings everything up when its on the first level...I also have javascript on the page, Im thinking this may have something to do with it...

the problem is that my page isn't loading up the background on the right navigation menu, and its putting the footer into the body/content page...and everything is basically all messed up in the sub dictionaries...

I've also tried linking to my include files using the following:

Quote:

<?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/footer.php"); ?>

and

<a href="../includes/footer.php">

Please help! I'll post my code on here if I need to...It is driving me insane!

**vectorialpx** · 11:04 AM

If you need to cut your layout, you need xHTML. To split your project in pieces, you can use some other pages, like "header.php" or "menu.php" but you have to carefully add them in your code [you can mark them with comments].

So, post here your code after output. I think this is more a HTML problem.

use something like

PHP Code:


			
<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN"
"http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html dir="ltr" lang="en">
<head> <title> ... and others ... </title>
<?php require 'elm_meta.php' ?>
</head>

<body>
<div id="menu">
<!-- my PHP menu starts here -->
<?php require 'elm_menu.php' ?>
<!-- ==== end of menu ==== -->
</div>
.... and others ... 
</body>
</html>

so, with your comments you'll know where the include starts and when it ends

// edit //
you don't have to use document_root
To make a debug, just echo the required path (before require it)

**shanterenee** · 06-29-2010, 01:15 PM

That is how I have it set it up...

I'll post my code here. ..
[please excuse the invalidness of it. I know it's not correct by W3C Standards. I'll work on that later.

]

Code:

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">
<head>

      <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/head.php"); ?>

</head>
<body>

      <center>
          <!-- PUT THIS TAG IN DESIRED LOCATION OF Google Slot -->

 GOOGLE AD WILL GO HERE.
    
      <!-- END OF TAG FOR Google slot -->
      </center>

<div id="container">

<div id="header"></div>

<div id="nav">

          <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/topnav.php"); ?>

</div>


<div id="sidebar">

          <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/nav.php"); ?>
          <BR>
          <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/topmenu.php"); ?>
         

<BR /><BR />
 </div>

<div id="content">

      <div class="pagename"> Hey. Hi. Hello. Hola. Bonjour. Welcome! &hearts; </div>
          <BR>
          <?php 
          $cat[] = 'General';
          include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/news/index.php"); ?>
</div> 

<div id="footer">
          <?php include($_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']."/includes/footer.php"); ?>


</div>

</div>
</body>

Each of included files have html...and they all work on the main page. but in the SUBPAGES, is where I have a problem. Here's my main page:

http://talented-dreamer.flaunt.nu

and then, here's a subpage...

http://talented-dreamer.flaunt.nu/portfolio

**vectorialpx** · 06-29-2010, 04:43 PM

in this moments the w3c validation is very helpful.
You have some missing DIVs there... you have to recheck tour code AND make it valid

**asbharmal** · 09-07-2010, 12:19 AM

take the help of some developer expert in the website developing in the same field of PHP who can resolve the problem

**mgraphic** · 09-07-2010, 07:32 PM

Everything is related to the original script document path

**mushget** · 09-08-2010, 09:55 AM

<?php include "filepath\file"
?>